Chris Becker is an artist and writer living in New York City. Half a lifetime ago he studied cognitive science and got a masters degree in computational linguistics. He has worked in the technology industry for nearly two decades. In the days before global pandemic was a part of our daily lives, he enjoyed traveling overseas and exploring the old nooks and crannies of cities like Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Venice. On his travels abroad and in his home city, he hunts for old architecture to inspire his art.